September 15, 2023 - White House Cancer Moonshot Features Focused Ultrasound and more news...

Also, specifications for affordable FUS devices...

September 15, 2023 Focused Ultrasound Featured in White House Cancer Moonshot Factsheet This week’s Cancer Moonshot factsheet describes the Foundation’s efforts to advance focused ultrasound for cancer treatment. It highlights the Foundation’s partnerships with leading cancer immunotherapy organizations. Established by the White House in 2016, the goal of the Cancer Moonshot is to end cancer as we know it. Read More New ARPA-H Program Could Enable Innovative and Accessible Focused Ultrasound Systems The ARPA-H Precision Surgical Interventions (PSI) program will fund the development of novel technologies for precise cancer tumor removal, and applications are due September 21. The PSI program could support the development of more affordable and accessible multi-modality focused ultrasound systems. See our specifications, which could be helpful when designing new systems. Read More Uterine Fibroid Treatment: New Metric is a Key for Predicting Success with Focused Ultrasound Despite being FDA-approved for more than 20 years, adoption of focused ultrasound to treat uterine fibroids has been slow. Researchers examined long-term clinical outcomes and established a new metric for predicting treatment success. Total fibroid load turned out to be a key parameter. Read More Histotripsy Brain Treatment Image Library Created by Michigan Researchers A preclinical study helped researchers understand how cellular-level changes from brain histotripsy appear on MRI. The team used the data to create a library of MRI images correlating with histological findings. The library can be used to monitor histotripsy treatment response and detect any potential damage. Read More Cordance Medical and EXACT Therapeutics Partner to Advance Drug Delivery to the Brain The companies will integrate Cordance Medical's NeuroAccess™ blood-brain barrier opening platform with EXACT Therapeutics' Acoustic Cluster Therapy technology. The collaboration aims to enhance the efficacy and precision of drug therapies for patients with brain diseases, including tumors and neurodegenerative disorders. Read the Press Release Deadline Extended: The Andrew J. Lockhart Postdoctoral Fellowship in Focused Ultrasound and Immuno-Oncology This one-year fellowship will pair an early-career scientist with a leading laboratory to foster focused ultrasound immuno-oncology research. The recipient will receive a $75,000 stipend, and applications are due October 2. Learn More & Apply Forwarded this email by a friend? Sign up to receive these emails here. And Don't Miss ALS Association Blog | Focused Ultrasound and the Potential to Transform ALS Treatment Focused Ultrasound Foundation Support of Medicare Coverage Pathway | Read the Letter $6M NIH Challenge | Apply for the Targeted Genome Editor Delivery Challenge by October 5 See Recent News Events September 20-23, 2023 CRI-ENCI-AACR - International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference 2023, Milan, Italy September 26-29, 2023 European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology (ESHO) 35th Annual Meeting, Cologne, Germany October 9-11, 2023 AdvaMed - The MedTech Conference 2023, Anaheim, CA, USA See All Upcoming Events Do you have news for our newsletter? Tell us about it! “We believe that focused ultrasound will play a key role toward achieving the goal of the Cancer Moonshot to end cancer as we know it.” ‒ Jessica Foley, PhD